Public Health Care

Fort Stewart Community

Public Health Care

Aug 21, 2019 – callan

Georgia Department of Public Health

2 Peachtree St. NW, 15th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303 404-657-2700
http://dph.georgia.gov

The state department of public health works to protect and improve the health and well-being of all Georgians. To that goal, the department provides services statewide by public health professionals to assure that water is safe, children have immunizations, restaurants are safe and birth certificates are correct — to name just a few.

The department’s main office is in Atlanta. At the state level, the DPH functions through numerous divisions, sections, programs and offices. Locally, DPH funds and collaborates with Georgia’s 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts. Its website has information on health topics, services available and a listing of local health units by region.

Local health units offer a variety of services, including communicable disease investigation and intervention, family planning, immunizations, STD counseling and testing, WIC and nutrition services, women’s health services and more. Services vary by location. A listing of local health units in Savannah and Hinesville follows. For a full list of local health units, their hours and their services, visit http://dph.georgia.gov/public-health-districts and click on any region in the Georgia map.